2) The chess club plans to fundraise $780, which is to be divided evenly among the members, Initially there are x participants, but then 2 more participants come forward, causing each participant to fundraise $8 less. Create an equation that represents the situation and can be used to salve for x, the initial number of participants,2) The chess club plans to fundraise $780, which is to be divided evenly among the members. Initially there are x participants, but then 2 more participants come forward, causing each participant to fundraise $8 less. Create an equation that represents the situation and can be used to solve for x, the initial number of participants.